Cost of college went up for all students at Robert Morris University Illinois

Tuition and fees rose 3.5 percent for 2017-18 at Robert Morris University Illinois, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois students paid $26,700 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year $900 more than the $25,800 charged for 2016-17.

Data shows 95 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 585 students received grants or scholarships totaling $8.21 million and 499 students took out student loans totaling more than $3.65 million.

Including all undergraduates, 2,570 students used grants or scholarships totaling $40.22 million. Another 2,144 took out $17.95 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending

Enrollment

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Change in tuition and fees 2014-15 to 2017-18

~2,352

$23,700

$25,200

$25,800

$26,700

12.7%

Undergraduate financial aid

The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Robert Morris University Illinois in 2015-16.

Type of Aid

Number of students receiving aid

Percent receiving aid

Total amount of aid received

Average amount of aid per student

Federal grants

394

63%

$1,774,054

$4,503

State / local grant or scholarship

269

43%

$592,080

$2,201

Institutional grants or scholarships

530

84%

$5,847,037

$11,032

Grant or scholarship aid total

585

93%

$8,213,171

$14,040

Federal student loans

498

79%

$3,224,676

$6,475

Other student loans

28

4%

$428,412

$15,300

Student loan aid

499

79%

$3,653,088

$7,321

Total student aid

595

95%

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly described the cost of attendance, which includes both tuition and fees.

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